Eastern Wisconsin Network

At Jake’s, we have a lot of fun unpacking diaper donations and checking out the cute, awesome, creative and sometimes out-of-this-world designs. For example, this awesome print from the Lalabye Paper series that our co-operation manager just fell in love with. (Who wouldn’t like paper origami on a baby’s behind?)

The month of May brings another year of celebrating mothers, and our work providing the basic need of diapers certainly means we encounter a lot of mamas worldwide — many with difficult stories to share. Like this teen mom in Uganda, exiled from her family because of her decision to

A simple donation of just about a dozen cloth diapers laid the foundation for the work that Jake’s Diapers does today, but a recent volunteer group acted like a big reminder about how much we’ve evolved over the years. “The name of the organization is deceiving. (Jake’s) is not all

[Download the Great Coverup Diaper Drive Handout here] What is the Great CoverUp Diaper Drive?The Great CoverUp Diaper Drive is being organized by the Eastern Wisconsin Diaper Bank, a program of the nonprofit organization Jake’s Diapers, in conjunction with dozens of businesses and organizations in Brown and Winnebago counties. The

Think about the places you spend money that could be spent elsewhere. How many of these purchase decisions do you have control over? For parents, spending money on diapers is one expense that is simply a necessity – and it certainly adds up. Jake’s Diapers operates the Eastern Wisconsin Diaper

When the opportunity to help the local community surfaced, employees at Miron Construction were quick to jump into action. “Hearing that one in three parents struggle to provide diapers for their baby, Miron Construction challenged its employees and neighboring businesses to a diaper drive through the company’s Wrapped in Love

While Wisconsin’s poverty rate is lower than the national average, according to a recent report by the Coalition on Human Needs and 9 to 5 Wisconsin — it’s still important to realize that more than 2 million people live either in or near poverty in our state. The breakdown includes

As we settle into our new home at the Hope Factory in Little Chute, we’ve been lucky to host some larger groups of volunteers now that we have space. In February, the Volunteer Fox Cities Give Back Bus dropped by with a busload of 20 employees from Great Northern Corporation

You’ve likely seen or maybe even hired Two Men & A Truck before, more often a service homeowners use to move to a new place. In January, though, a local moving crew experienced a unique opportunity when Jake’s Diapers made the switch to its new home in Little Chute

Poverty paints a lot of pictures, some more common than others: children in a third world country, hungry and wearing tattered clothes; homeless men and women, dirty and huddled on a street block in a large city; a person standing near a busy highway, desperately holding onto a sign asking

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Jake’s Diapers is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that solves diaper need for infants, elderly and those with special needs. This is essential for clean, healthy and active lives and creates a sense of dignity for those we serve. When we alleviate the ongoing financial burden of diaper costs, we empower recipients to pursue a higher quality of life.